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Common Names
Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESPERETIN | 8 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPIDULIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HISPIDULIN | 7 | Shoot | not available | 62.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOERIDICTYOL | 0 | Leaf | 42000.0 | 128000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOERIODICTYOL | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOERIODICTYOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| HOMOERIODICTYOL | 3 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOERIODICTYOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | 4250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 24.0 | 110.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | 39000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 2156.0 | 9800.0 | 2.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 20.0 | 91.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PENTATRIACONTANE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PENTATRIACONTANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-4'-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 7.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 15.0 | 70.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTATRIACONTANE | 1 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| PERSICOGENIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 36000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Spermicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 3 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |